Development of surgical treatment for obesity and metabolic diseases

VernacularTitle:肥胖症与代谢疾病外科治疗的发展
Author: Cunchuan WANG ; Yichao ZHANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Obesity; Metabolic surgery; Bariatric surgery; Laparoscopy
From: Chinese Journal of Digestive Surgery 2015;14(7):524-527
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Obesity has been seriously endangering the human health,and it is one of the most serious chronic diseases in the modem society.Losing excess weight can decrease the incidence of obesity-related diseases and mortality.Currently,surgical treatment is the most successful and durable therapy for obesity.Since 1952,when the first metabolic surgery was reported,there has been a variety of metabolic surgeries appearing,which got confirmation and innovation continually worldwide.The metabolic surgery started in China in 1980s,until now closing to the world level gradually from a relative disadvantage.Metabolic surgery transformed from open surgery to laparoscopic surgery,and then it has been changing from the extensive mode to the precision mode.Surgical treatment for obesity and metabolic diseases has great potential and vast development prospects in China.